Deployment Project Manager

Socket.dev; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Cincinnati, Ohio seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead complex initiatives for external customers. You will initiate, monitor, and control projects, coordinating cross-functional teams across WAN migrations and client engagements.

The role emphasizes formal PM methodology, strong communication, and proactive risk management in a distributed environment. Prior leadership in software development projects is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical experience with project management responsibilities.
• Demonstrated leadership in applying PM documents using the Tailored Standard Software Development Methodology.

Responsibilities

• Provide Program, Project Management skills for Global Wide Area Network migrations.
• Provide consulting & support for client activities, client relations, and client presentation and delivery support.
• Utilize Project Management Methodology to insure timely deliverables.
• Initiate new processes that result in improved efficiencies.
• Work with cross functional teams to insure compliance, deliverables, etc.
• Identify potential gaps and proactively minimize problems

Skills

7+ years technical experience

Project Management Experience

Team Management Experience

Job description

General Function: The primary responsibilities will be to successfully initiate, monitor, control, and maintenance projects for an external customer.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide Program, Project Management skills for Global Wide Area Network migrations.
• Provide consulting & support for client activities, client relations, and client presentation and delivery support.
• Utilize Project Management Methodology to insure timely deliverables.
• Initiate new processes that result in improved efficiencies.
• Work with cross functional teams to insure compliance, deliverables, etc.
• Identify potential gaps and proactively minimize problems

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required:

• The Project Manager will possess excellent written and oral communication skills in order to lead the project team in project requirement(s) definition.
• This individual will demonstrate leadership in his/her understanding and use of the company's Tailored Standard Software Development Methodology in the development of project management documents, including project plans, resource estimates, project schedules, team roster and assignments, issue, risk, and change management documents, as well as progress status reports.
• Managing projects will entail working effectively in a distributed team environment while interacting with customers, employees, peers, management, as well as other interfacing groups.
• Consistent application of customer and company Best Practices across all projects.
• Ensure project team members and interfacing groups have a clear understanding, at all times, of their individual roles, task assignments, commitments and project deliverables.
• Track progress against the plan, and monitor status of actual vs. planned accomplishments.
• Keep team and management apprised of the overall status of activities, schedules, deliverables, problems and opportunities.
• Perform project retrospectives and/or Root Cause Analysis.
• 7+ years technical experience, Project Management Experience, Team Management Experience.

Physical and Mental Demands

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this class, employees are regularly required to sit; talk or hear, in person and by multi-media; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; and reach with hands and arms. Employees are frequently required to walk, stand and move about to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another. Must have ability to ascend and descend stairs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this class, employees are regularly required to effectively use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve problems; use math and mathematical reasoning; learn and apply new skills and information; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; and interact with colleagues, Clients and Vendors. Specific incumbent must maintain composure in a fast paced, high quality environment where personal and team accountabilities are the defining factors.

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